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wet behind ears

/wet/US // wɛt //UK // (wɛt) //

润物细无声,润物无声

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
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    wet·ter, wet·test.

    • : moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.
    • : in a liquid form or state: wet paint.
    • : characterized by the presence or use of water or other liquid.
    • : moistened or dampened with rain; rainy: Wet streets make driving hazardous.
    • : allowing or favoring the sale of alcoholic beverages: a wet town.
    • : characterized by frequent rain, mist, etc.: the wet season.
    • : laden with a comparatively high percent of moisture or vapor, especially water vapor: There was a wet breeze from the west.
    • : Informal. intoxicated. marked by drinking: a wet night.
    • : using water or done under or in water, as certain chemical, mining, and manufacturing processes.
n.名词 noun
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    • : something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture: The wet from the earth had made the basement unlivable.
    • : damp weather; rain: Stay out of the wet as much as possible.
    • : a person in favor of allowing the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
    • : Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. wetback.
v.有主动词 verb
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    wet or wet·ted, wet·ting.

    • : to make wet, as by moistening or soaking: Wet your hands before soaping them.
    • : to urinate on or in: The dog had wet the carpet.
v.无主动词 verb
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    wet or wet·ted, wet·ting.

    • : to become wet: Dampness may cause plastered walls to wet. My jacket has wet through.
    • : to urinate.

Phrases

  • wet behind the ears
  • wet blanket
  • wet one's whistle
  • all wet
  • get one's feet wet
  • like (wet as) a drowned rat
  • mad as a hornet (wet hen)

Synonyms & Antonyms

as ininexperienced
Synonyms
immature不成熟的,不成熟,不成熟的人,未成熟inept无能,无能的人,不合适,无能为力naive天真无邪,天真烂漫,天真,天真无邪的undisciplined放任自流,放纵,松懈,松懈的unschooled未受教育的,未受教育,未上学的,未上学unsophisticated不成熟的,淳朴,不成熟,淳朴的untried未试过,未试,未试过的,未曾尝试young年轻,年轻人,年轻的,青年amateur业余者,业余爱好者,业余的,业余人士callow呼叫,胼手胝足,召唤,胼胝fresh新鲜的,新鲜,鲜,新新鲜green绿色,绿化,绿色的,绿ignorant懵懵懂懂,愚昧无知,懵懂无知,懵懵懂懂的inexpert不懂的,不懂行,不识时务,不懂innocent无辜的,无辜者,无辜,无辜的人kid孩子,儿童,小孩,孩子们new新,新的,新型,全新的prentice初步了解,初步了解情况,初步了解到,初步了解的情况raw未生的,未生,未生熟的,未生的人rookie新秀,新手,菜鸟,新丁rude无礼,无礼的,不客气,不客气的sophomoric诡辩,狡猾的人,诡异,狡辩spring chicken春鸡,春天的鸡,春天的小鸡,春天鸡tenderfoot嫩脚,温柔的脚,娇嫩的脚,嫩足unaccustomed不习惯,不习惯的,不习以为常,不适应unacquainted不认识,不认识的,不认识的人,不熟悉的unconversant不懂的人,不懂行的人,不了解情况,不懂的unfamiliar with不熟悉,不熟悉的,不熟悉的人,陌生的unfledged不成熟的,不丰满,不成熟,不丰满的unpracticed没有实践过的,未经实践的,未经实践,没有经验unseasoned不合时宜的,不合时宜,不成熟的,没有经验的untrained未受过训练的,未经训练的,未经训练的人,未经培训的unused未使用的,未使用,未使用过的,未用的unversed不懂的,不懂的人,不谙世事的人,不了解的人unworldly非世界性的,非世俗的,非世界性,非世界的verdant苍翠的,青翠的,苍翠,葱郁的
as inpure
Synonyms
clean清洁,洁净,清洁的,洁净的decent合适的,像样的,体面的,正经的fresh新鲜的,新鲜,鲜,新新鲜good很好,不错,好,好的honest诚信,诚实,诚实的,廉洁true真,真心,真诚,真诚的babe in woods树林中的宝贝,树林里的宝贝,树林中的婴儿,树林里的婴儿blameless无咎,无可指责,无咎的,无罪celibate独身者,独身主义者,独身,独身主义continent大陆,非洲大陆,大陆的,大洲exemplary堪称典范,模范的,模范,模范性guileless无罪的,无辜的,无罪,无耻immaculate完美无瑕,完美无缺,完美无缺的,完美无瑕的inculpable无罪的,无罪,不可原谅的,无罪释放innocent无辜的,无辜者,无辜,无辜的人inviolate不可侵犯,不可侵犯性,不可侵犯的,不得侵犯irreproachable无可挑剔的,无可挑剔,无可指摘的,无可指摘kid孩子,儿童,小孩,孩子们lily white白百合,百合花,百合白,百合花白maidenly少女时代,少女般地,少女,少女般的modest谦虚,谦虚的,谦逊的,谦逊pure as driven snow纯洁如雪,纯洁如初,纯净如雪,纯净如初righteous公正的,正义的,正义,公正sinless无罪,无罪的,无罪恶,没有罪spotless一尘不染,一尘不染的,一尘不染的人,硙硙stainless不銹鋼,不鏽鋼,不锈的,不锈铁器unblemished无瑕疵,无瑕疵的,完美无瑕,完美无瑕的unblighted未开化,未开化的,未被照亮,无人照管uncorrupted清正廉洁,清廉的,清廉,清白的undefiled不玷污,不玷污的,无玷污,无玷污的unprofaned无方,无人问津,无人问津的,无人驾驶unspotted无斑点的,无斑点,无污点的,无斑点的人unstained未染色的,无色的,未被染色的,未染色unsullied无杂质的,无垢的,无污点的,无污点upright直立的,直立,直立式的,正直的virgin处女,处女座,处女的,处女座的virtuous有德行的,有德行,贤惠的,良性wide-eyed睁大眼睛,瞪大眼睛,睁大双眼,睁大眼睛的
Antonyms
as inuninitiate
Synonyms
amateur业余者,业余爱好者,业余的,业余人士green绿色,绿化,绿色的,绿innocent无辜的,无辜者,无辜,无辜的人kid孩子,儿童,小孩,孩子们prentice初步了解,初步了解情况,初步了解到,初步了解的情况raw未生的,未生,未生熟的,未生的人rookie新秀,新手,菜鸟,新丁tenderfoot嫩脚,温柔的脚,娇嫩的脚,嫩足young年轻,年轻人,年轻的,青年callow呼叫,胼手胝足,召唤,胼胝fresh新鲜的,新鲜,鲜,新新鲜ignorant懵懵懂懂,愚昧无知,懵懂无知,懵懵懂懂的immature不成熟的,不成熟,不成熟的人,未成熟inept无能,无能的人,不合适,无能为力inexpert不懂的,不懂行,不识时务,不懂naive天真无邪,天真烂漫,天真,天真无邪的new新,新的,新型,全新的rude无礼,无礼的,不客气,不客气的sophomoric诡辩,狡猾的人,诡异,狡辩spring chicken春鸡,春天的鸡,春天的小鸡,春天鸡unaccustomed不习惯,不习惯的,不习以为常,不适应unacquainted不认识,不认识的,不认识的人,不熟悉的unconversant不懂的人,不懂行的人,不了解情况,不懂的undisciplined放任自流,放纵,松懈,松懈的unfamiliar with不熟悉,不熟悉的,不熟悉的人,陌生的unfledged不成熟的,不丰满,不成熟,不丰满的uninitiated不了解的人,不熟悉的人,不认识的人,不了解情况的人unpracticed没有实践过的,未经实践的,未经实践,没有经验unschooled未受教育的,未受教育,未上学的,未上学unseasoned不合时宜的,不合时宜,不成熟的,没有经验的unsophisticated不成熟的,淳朴,不成熟,淳朴的untrained未受过训练的,未经训练的,未经训练的人,未经培训的untried未试过,未试,未试过的,未曾尝试unused未使用的,未使用,未使用过的,未用的unversed不懂的,不懂的人,不谙世事的人,不了解的人unworldly非世界性的,非世俗的,非世界性,非世界的verdant苍翠的,青翠的,苍翠,葱郁的
as inunpracticed
Synonyms
amateur业余者,业余爱好者,业余的,业余人士callow呼叫,胼手胝足,召唤,胼胝fresh新鲜的,新鲜,鲜,新新鲜green绿色,绿化,绿色的,绿ignorant懵懵懂懂,愚昧无知,懵懂无知,懵懵懂懂的immature不成熟的,不成熟,不成熟的人,未成熟inept无能,无能的人,不合适,无能为力inexpert不懂的,不懂行,不识时务,不懂innocent无辜的,无辜者,无辜,无辜的人kid孩子,儿童,小孩,孩子们naive天真无邪,天真烂漫,天真,天真无邪的new新,新的,新型,全新的prentice初步了解,初步了解情况,初步了解到,初步了解的情况raw未生的,未生,未生熟的,未生的人rookie新秀,新手,菜鸟,新丁rude无礼,无礼的,不客气,不客气的sophomoric诡辩,狡猾的人,诡异,狡辩spring chicken春鸡,春天的鸡,春天的小鸡,春天鸡tenderfoot嫩脚,温柔的脚,娇嫩的脚,嫩足unaccustomed不习惯,不习惯的,不习以为常,不适应unacquainted不认识,不认识的,不认识的人,不熟悉的unconversant不懂的人,不懂行的人,不了解情况,不懂的undisciplined放任自流,放纵,松懈,松懈的unfamiliar with不熟悉,不熟悉的,不熟悉的人,陌生的unfledged不成熟的,不丰满,不成熟,不丰满的uninitiate初入行者,初学者,初学,非专业人士uninitiated不了解的人,不熟悉的人,不认识的人,不了解情况的人unschooled未受教育的,未受教育,未上学的,未上学unseasoned不合时宜的,不合时宜,不成熟的,没有经验的unsophisticated不成熟的,淳朴,不成熟,淳朴的untrained未受过训练的,未经训练的,未经训练的人,未经培训的untried未试过,未试,未试过的,未曾尝试unused未使用的,未使用,未使用过的,未用的unversed不懂的,不懂的人,不谙世事的人,不了解的人unworldly非世界性的,非世俗的,非世界性,非世界的verdant苍翠的,青翠的,苍翠,葱郁的young年轻,年轻人,年轻的,青年
as ingreen
Synonyms
amateur业余者,业余爱好者,业余的,业余人士callow呼叫,胼手胝足,召唤,胼胝fresh新鲜的,新鲜,鲜,新新鲜green绿色,绿化,绿色的,绿ignorant懵懵懂懂,愚昧无知,懵懂无知,懵懵懂懂的immature不成熟的,不成熟,不成熟的人,未成熟inept无能,无能的人,不合适,无能为力inexpert不懂的,不懂行,不识时务,不懂innocent无辜的,无辜者,无辜,无辜的人kid孩子,儿童,小孩,孩子们naive天真无邪,天真烂漫,天真,天真无邪的new新,新的,新型,全新的prentice初步了解,初步了解情况,初步了解到,初步了解的情况raw未生的,未生,未生熟的,未生的人rookie新秀,新手,菜鸟,新丁rude无礼,无礼的,不客气,不客气的sophomoric诡辩,狡猾的人,诡异,狡辩spring chicken春鸡,春天的鸡,春天的小鸡,春天鸡tenderfoot嫩脚,温柔的脚,娇嫩的脚,嫩足unaccustomed不习惯,不习惯的,不习以为常,不适应unacquainted不认识,不认识的,不认识的人,不熟悉的unconversant不懂的人,不懂行的人,不了解情况,不懂的undisciplined放任自流,放纵,松懈,松懈的unfamiliar with不熟悉,不熟悉的,不熟悉的人,陌生的unfledged不成熟的,不丰满,不成熟,不丰满的uninitiate初入行者,初学者,初学,非专业人士uninitiated不了解的人,不熟悉的人,不认识的人,不了解情况的人unschooled未受教育的,未受教育,未上学的,未上学unseasoned不合时宜的,不合时宜,不成熟的,没有经验的unsophisticated不成熟的,淳朴,不成熟,淳朴的untrained未受过训练的,未经训练的,未经训练的人,未经培训的untried未试过,未试,未试过的,未曾尝试unused未使用的,未使用,未使用过的,未用的unversed不懂的,不懂的人,不谙世事的人,不了解的人unworldly非世界性的,非世俗的,非世界性,非世界的verdant苍翠的,青翠的,苍翠,葱郁的young年轻,年轻人,年轻的,青年
as inimmature
Synonyms
childish幼稚的,幼稚,愚蠢的,稚气premature过早的,早产,早期的,过早green绿色,绿化,绿色的,绿unfledged不成熟的,不丰满,不成熟,不丰满的unripe未成熟,未成熟的,未熟,不成熟的adolescent青春期,少年,青少年,少年时期baby婴幼儿,婴孩,婴童,婴幼儿用品babyish幼稚,幼稚的,稚嫩的,婴幼儿callow呼叫,胼手胝足,召唤,胼胝crude粗略的,粗鲁的,粗陋的,粗略half-grown半大的,半长的,半大的孩子,半个月大的imperfect不完善,不完美,不完善的,不完美的infantile幼稚,婴儿期,幼稚的,婴幼儿infantine婴幼儿,婴幼儿用品,婴孩,幼稚园jejune牛仔,弱智,年轻人,弱智的人juvenile少年,少年犯,青少年,少年儿童kid孩子,儿童,小孩,孩子们kidstuff孩童用品,孩童食品,孩提时代,孩提时代的东西puerile稚嫩的,稚嫩,稚气,稚气未脱raw未生的,未生,未生熟的,未生的人sophomoric诡辩,狡猾的人,诡异,狡辩tender嫩,嫩的,嫩芽,嫩模tenderfoot嫩脚,温柔的脚,娇嫩的脚,嫩足underdeveloped不发达,不发达的,欠发达,不发达地区undergrown杂草丛生,蓬头垢面,灌木丛生,蓬头垢面的undeveloped不发达的,未开发的,不发达,不开发的unfinished未完成的,未完成,未结束的,未完结unformed不成型的,不成形的,未成形的,未成型的unseasonable不合时宜,不合时宜的,不合时宜的天气,不适时unseasoned不合时宜的,不合时宜,不成熟的,没有经验的unsophisticated不成熟的,淳朴,不成熟,淳朴的untimely不合时宜,不合时宜的,不入时宜,不合时宜地youthful年轻的,青春的,青春洋溢,青春

Examples

  • Ken Chapman flies a strange-looking helicopter for Erickson Incorporated called an S-64 Aircrane, and to get the wet stuff on board, all he has to do is submerge a snorkel about 18 inches deep in a body of water.

  • While fire is a normal and necessary part of much of California’s forest and rangelands, the region’s trend toward heightened wet and dry extremes, coupled with overall warmer conditions, make the state especially primed for high-intensity burns.

  • The MJO travels eastward along the equator as winds push warm, wet air high into the atmosphere, where the air dries out, cools and descends back toward the surface.

  • I took a hose to the pack for a few minutes, and some of my outer layers got wet through the zippers.

  • So don’t think you’re totally safe because, if something failed, this area will get wet.

  • Fidel jumped out and hopped into the ocean without getting wet.

  • Have you noticed there are some people who would love to put a big wet blanket on all of this?

  • After she “got her feet wet,” Knox began writing under her own name.

  • If those dry counties get wet, those border stores could find their revenue drying up.

  • A September poll found 79 percent of likely voters “believe that counties should decide for themselves whether to be wet or dry.”

  • He turned to the gentle accents of his sweet Alice, breathed in a letter which had been wet with her grateful tears.

  • Turn we our backs to the cold gloomy north, to the wet windy west, to the dry parching east—on to the south!

  • The farmer told him it was six miles; "but," he added, "you must ride sharp, or you will get a wet jacket before you reach it."

  • No; they shall stay at home, and never learn anything, sooner than go and get wet.

  • Her fat red cheeks would quiver with emotion, and be wet with briny tears, over the sorrows of Mr. Trollope's heroines.